Lara Gueguen
Senior Partnerships Coordinator
OnCourse, University of Texas
OnCourse, University of Texas
Senior Partnerships Coordinator
I work with school districts across Texas to support college and career preparedness.
Some days I present to educators on the resources that Texas OnCourse has to offer and how to utilize them. Other days I help those educators individually, and I reach out to schools and districts across the state to set up professional development. I collaborate with our product team as well to provide feedback and updates to our systems.
Here's the first step for high school students
As a high school student, the most important step I took in deciding my career path was to attend a university that was a good fit for me, even though I was an undecided major. I took general courses that I was interested in, and Educational Psychology was a life changing course for me; I knew I wanted to be in the field. I spoke to the professor directly and asked about the career path, and applied for graduate programs in Educational Psychology and Counseling.
"People in education don't make any money. That college might not be a good fit for you."